Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Tuesday, May 9, 2017

The Digital Photography Review Newsletter for Tuesday, May 9, 2017

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Welcome to the 657th Digital Photography Review newsletter! It feels like spring might finally be springing here in Seattle, but there's no time to play in the sunshine - we've got work to do. This week we finished our review of Canon's new EOS Rebel T7i/800D and published another of our periodically-updated roundups (there are plenty more to come). We also heard from Erez Marom, who explains why he loves his Canon EF 11-24mm. Continuing that theme, I wrote an article about how much I used to love the EOS-1D Mark II. Ah... memories. You'll find links to all of this content below. Canon EOS Rebel T7i / 800D review The Canon EOS Rebel T7i (EOS 800D outside North America) looks much like its predecessors but brings Dual Pixel AF to a mass-market model for the first time. Could this change everything? Click here to read our review of the Canon Rebel T7i/800D Wider than wide: A landscape photographer's thoughts on the Canon 11-24mm In this article, landscape photographer Erez Marom explains how his recent acquisition of a Canon EF 11-24mm F4L USM has changed the way he shoots. Read about why Erez Marom shoots with the Canon EF 11-24mm F4L 2017 Roundups: Interchangeable Lens Cameras $500-900 The $500-900 category (based roughly on US MSRP) features quite a few strong offerings, some of which should satisfy first-time camera buyers with easy-to-use interfaces and point-and-shoot style functionality. Read our roundup to find out which models we recommend. Read our updated roundup of fixed prime lens cameras 'That article was more like gossip' Panasonic's head of cameras talks downsizing, GH5 and the 8K era Yosuke Yamane, the Director of Panasonic’s imaging business speaks to us about the GH5, the promise of 8K, reports of downsizing and why we haven’t seen on-sensor phase detection in one of the company’s cameras. Click here to read our interview with Panasonic executive Yosuke Yamane 'The only camera that ever got me a date' - Remembering the Canon EOS-1D Mark II In this week's throwback Thursday article, I'm looking back fondly at the Canon EOS-1D Mark II of 2004. Read more about the Canon EOS-1D Mark II Barney

News updates 'That article was more like gossip' Panasonic's head of cameras talks downsizing, GH5 and the 8K era Published Monday, May 8, 2017 10:00:00 AM GMT Yosuke Yamane, the Director of Panasonic’s imaging business speaks to us about the GH5, the promise of 8K, reports of downsizing and why we haven’t seen on-sensor phase detection in one of the company’s cameras. Read more Olympus firmware update brings support for Profoto remote and more to E-M1 II, EM-5 II and PEN-F Published Monday, May 8, 2017 6:00:00 AM GMT Olympus has released a major firmware update for two of its OM-D cameras as well as the PEN-F. It adds support for Profoto's TTL flash system and also brings numerous new features and bug fixes. Read more Updated: Sony a9 samples with Raw support Published Sunday, May 7, 2017 10:00:00 AM GMT We've just been given a build of Adobe Camera Raw that lets us dig a little deeper into the Sony a9's Raw files. Click through to see the updated gallery, and also our perspective on how the out-of-camera JPEGs stack up. Read more PDN announces 2017 Photo Annual contest winners Published Sunday, May 7, 2017 9:00:00 AM GMT Photo District News has announced the winners of its 2017 PDN Photo Annual competition, and there are some pretty amazing images. Read more Wider than wide: A landscape photographer's thoughts on the Canon 11-24mm Published Saturday, May 6, 2017 10:00:00 AM GMT In this article, landscape photographer Erez Marom explains how his recent acquisition of a Canon EF 11-24mm F4L USM has changed the way he shoots. Read more National Geographic kicks off 2017 Travel Photographer of the Year competition Published Saturday, May 6, 2017 9:00:00 AM GMT National Geographic's 2017 Travel Photographer of the Year contest is now underway, with the grand prize being a 10-day trip to the Galapagos Islands. Read more 2017 Roundup: Interchangeable Lens Cameras $500-900 Published Friday, May 5, 2017 8:43:00 AM GMT There's no shortage of interchangeable lens cameras in the $500-900 range. Whether they're mirrored or mirrorless, there's something for beginners and enthusiasts alike in this crowd of inexpensive cameras. Read updated roundup 'The only camera that ever got me a date' - Remembering the Canon EOS-1D Mark II Published Thursday, May 4, 2017 10:00:00 AM GMT In this week's throwback Thursday article, Barney looks back fondly at the Canon EOS-1D Mark II of 2004. Read more Panasonic DC-ZS70 (TZ90) sample gallery Published Thursday, May 4, 2017 9:00:00 AM GMT Panasonic's ZS70 (TZ90 outside of North America) travel zoom comes with a new 20MP sensor behind a familiar 24-720mm equivalent zoom. See how the combination stacks up in our sample gallery. Read more UPDATED: Sony a9 offers powerful pro-level customization Published Wednesday, May 3, 2017 10:37:00 PM GMT The new Sony a9 not only offers powerful technical capability, but also carefully thought out ergonomic improvements. We've updated the story with a deeper dive into Memory Recall abilities. Read more Canon EOS Rebel T7i / 800D review Published Wednesday, May 3, 2017 2:40:00 PM GMT The Canon EOS Rebel T7i (EOS 800D outside North America) looks much like its predecessors but brings Dual Pixel AF to a mass-market model for the first time. Could this change everything? Read more Huawei Mate 9 sample gallery Published Wednesday, May 3, 2017 10:00:00 AM GMT It's got two separate rear cameras as well as optical image stablization and an F2.2 max aperture. So just how good is this Leica co-developed phablet? See gallery This 12K rig uses six Panasonic Lumix GX80s for 360-degree video Published Wednesday, May 3, 2017 8:00:00 AM GMT What do you get when you mount six 4K cameras in a sphere? 12K 360-degree video, of course. Photo Gear News checks out Nick Driftwood's new rig. Read more Modest growth hints that the worst of the camera collapse is over Published Wednesday, May 3, 2017 12:01:00 AM GMT It might not be much, but the latest industry figures from trade body CIPA suggest the camera market may have finally bottomed-out. Read more Venus Optics announces spec and price for 7.5mm F2 Micro Four Thirds lens Published Tuesday, May 2, 2017 5:45:00 PM GMT Venus Optics has released more details of a forthcoming lens it claims will be the widest rectilinear F2 for the Micro Four Thirds system. The Laowa 7.5mm F2 MFT was first seen at Photokina last year, and will offer the 110° angle of view we'd expect from a 15mm lens on a full-frame camera. Read more DPReview on TWiT: NAB roundup Published Tuesday, May 2, 2017 10:00:00 AM GMT On this week's episode of The New Screen Savers, DPReview editor Dale Baskin joined tech guru Leo Laporte to talk about exciting products and trends from NAB 2017. Read more Fro is fired up about the ShutterFest competition debacle and we're with him on this one Published Tuesday, May 2, 2017 7:01:00 AM GMT The internet had a lot to say recently about the photographer who entered and won his own photo competition, but nobody rants quite like our friend Jared Polin. Read more

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